Differences in the localization of the postsynaptic nitric oxide synthase I and acetylcholinesterase suggest a heterogeneity of neuromuscular junctions in rat and mouse skeletal muscles

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 47-53

  Grozdanovic, Zarko ^a   Christova, Tatjana ^b   Gossrau, Reinhart ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

mdx mouse; neuromuscular junction; nitric oxide synthase I; skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; DYSTROPHIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SYNTROPHIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030980478     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-1281(97)80007-4     Document Type: Article

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